Betsileo short-tailed rat
Species of rodent
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The Betsileo short-tailed rat (Brachyuromys betsileoensis) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found only in Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
| Betsileo short-tailed rat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Nesomyidae |
| Genus: | Brachyuromys |
| Species: | B. betsileoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachyuromys betsileoensis (Bartlett, 1880) | |
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| Betsileo short-tailed rat range | |
